The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-23
THE END OF A wANDERER.

Of the oldest families of Philadelphi whose
ancestor came over with William Penn, was
oaralyzed on May ID at hislodgings ON West
frhirty-third street, this city, and last Sun
lav he was taken to the Roosevelt hospital,
Ind now he is in "a dying condition in a
clarity ward of that institution
The writer, who has been in the habit of
keeing him every day at the Lorraine
Il library having missed him for several
flaws. called at his lodging to inquire for him
bnd there ascertained the above fact.
He had occupied a room in the house for
keveral months but spent most of his time
IN the Hotel Brunswick. No person ever
called at his lodgings. and his landlady
newer heard him mention the name of any
friend When he was first taken sick, he
Rent telegram to a brother in Philadelphia,
but he could not be found.
III Mr.. Oakford has mingled all his life with
Ahe best society Of Europe and America, and
low be is dying like a pauper i'll a charity
hospital
''Few men, certainly few Americans, have
keen life under SO many varied and striking
hspects as I have. My "reminiscences would
&6lt volume. have dined with princes,
kupped with prize fighters, traded with In
&lians attended the receptions of Kings and
Emperors, entertained Presidents and acted
bs squire of damsels in distress, said Mr..
.. .Dalxford to me the other day.
He is a man of three score years and five,
n perfect man of the world in his dress and
address. His whole appearance possessed
That indescribable air which we always find
In those who have been long accustomed
10 mingle in the best society. Pressed for
Further details my chance acquaintance
Bald:
PIERCE IN ENGLAND.
M ..When ex-President Pierce visited Eng
a land after his retirement | happened to be
living at Sydenham, few miles out of Lon
lion had then charming villa near the
|Crystal Palace for a year; in fact the
grounds adjoined those of the palace" ''How
&lid the President enjoy his visit to Eng
.landm ''He was like schoolboy off on q
HOLIDAY. He was delighted with everything.
n never shall forget the day | gave him a
[linner at Greenwich. We rode down in an
open carriage and the ex-President
WAS SO ELUSIVE on the occasion that
|2the very boys on the streets of
I'D london noticed it. He threw his
hrns around my neck and in this strange
fashion drove down Piccadilly, and l was
i'eally ashamed of the undignitied conduct
of our distinguished countryman. Gen.
Campbell, of Texas, whom Pierce had APP
.#pointed American Consul at London, was
iiving near town and we went to the Derby
HogAther The General was an old cam
Daigner, had fought in the Texan war of indie
~ CO Olu
Bat the time he was in England, was as straight
bs an Indian and as game as Mohawk.
WWhen he arrived in England, Beverley
FTucker, who was at the time our Consul at
Liverpool, had very kindly accompanied
him up to London after securing rooms for
him at Morleys Hotel They arrived in
town about o'clock one evening, and
latter stopping in their rooms only long
Enough to make a hasty toilet, they de-
scended to the dining-room. After dinner
campbell went at once to his rooms, while
Tucker remained below to give some in
structions about the baggage. Going up
stairs in a couple of minutes he found Gen.
Campbell in a strange room parleying with
lady. 1t appears that he had missed his
room, and seeing the lady enter one he had
followed her, and Tucker heard him say as
be came up: My good woman, can you tel
ne where room sixty-five issn Tucker dire W
pim out of the apartment and whispered tC
him: DO you know who that lady isp No,
thought she was one of the
have made dreadful mistake That
lady is the Countess of Erroll,' and before
Tucker could stop him the old General had
rushed back. and apologized for his mistake
saying that he had taken her for a chamber
maid. When Tucker met Campbell next
morning he told him that the unfortunate
mistake of the previous evening had been
that he was terribly angry that his lady had
been taken for a chambermaid, and was
going to challenge the American who had
been guilty of such conduct. 4 will fight,
said the General but really had no inten-
ton of insulting the LADY, After keeping
up the joke for some time, Tucker told
Campbell that the duel was only a hoax.
THE MAN WHO WHIPPED sAYREs.
Speaking of Tucker reminds me of a
supper we once took with Lanham, the only
Englishman who had ever whipped Tom
Sayres. 1t was soon after the famous fight
between Heenan and Sayres for the interna-
tona1 championship. Lanham had retired
from the profession at that time, and was
keeping public house somewhere in the
neighborhood of the Haymarket The great
ma between Heenan and SayreS had turned
public attention to other heroes of the prize
ring, and we wished to hear from Lanham's
own lips an account of his fight with Sayres.
he told us that he won the fight by persist
emily pegging away at Sayre's nose until he
completely blinded him. Tucker in
sisted upon Lanham showing how he
had managed to draw the claret' every
time. The ex-prize-fghter stood up, and,
striking out straight from the shoulder,
came within an inch of fuckers nose every
time" Ibid you ever see Tom SayresP'
Yes; | called to see him few days after
his fight with Heenan. His face was dread
fully battered; in fact, he looked as though
he had fallen from balloon head foremost.
de would have been killed had not his
friends and hackers broken into the ring
and stopped the fight, for Heenan had
Knocked him over the rope, and his neck
was caught, while the Benicia boy was rain
ing blow after blow upon his upturned face.
Heenan was also punished very badly, and
for several days after the mill was COM
petely blind, while his hands were so
swollen that they looked as though he had
on boxing gloves"
Did you ever see Count CavourT' l
asked. "Yes; / saw him at a reception
gwen in Paris at the time of the signing Of
the Treaty of Paris. He was short, stout
and square-shouldered his eyes and forehead
alone marked him as distinguished man.
II striking contrast was Prince Orloff, the
russian Ambassador; he was tall, snowy and
oazsng with orders and decorations. was
N London at the time Mr.. Champion, the
british Minister, and the British consuls
We're dismissed for enlisting men to serve in
ihe British army during the Crimean war.
ior a few weeks war between the United
plates and England seemed inevitable, and
M Dallas, our minister at the
court OF st. James, expected every day TO
receive his passport. At length the matter
was brought before the House Of Commons,